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History
of the village and early church

Described
by Nicholas Pevsner as 'one of the architectural sensations
of Cumberland.' The present church is from about 1400
but there is ample evidence that was an earlier Norman Church of
the 12th century. Outward appearance is perpendicular but
inside there is a remarkable nave vaulted roof, entirely foreign
to English Gothic architecture, which is unique to this country.
To find another roof of this type one must go to Scotland or to
the South of France.